Job 26
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Job 26

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Job Rebukes Bildad

1Then JobH347 respondedH6030H559,2“WhatH4100 a helpH5826 you areH5826 to 12the weakH3808H3581! You have savedH3467 the armH2220 3withoutH3808 strengthH5797!3WhatH4100 adviceH3289 you have givenH3289 to one withoutH3808 wisdomH2451! What helpfulH8454 insightH8454 you have abundantlyH7230 4providedH3045!4To whomH4310 have you utteredH5046 wordsH4405? And whoseH4310 5spiritH5397 was expressedH3318 throughH4480 you?

The Greatness of God

5“The 67departedH7496 spiritsH7496 are made to trembleH2342 UnderH8478 the watersH4325 and their inhabitantsH7931.689SheolH7585 is nakedH6174 beforeH5048 Him, And 1011AbaddonH11 hasH369 noH369 coveringH3682.7He 12stretchesH5186 outH5186 the northH6828 overH5921 emptyH8414 spaceH8414 And hangsH8518 the earthH776 on nothingH1099H4100.8He 13wrapsH6887 upH6887 the watersH4325 in His cloudsH5645, And the cloudH6051 does not burstH1234 underH8478 them.9He 1415obscuresH270 the faceH6440 of the 16fullH3677 moonH3677 And spreadsH6576 His cloudH6051 overH5921 it.10He has inscribedH2710 a 17circleH2329 on the surfaceH6440 of the watersH4325 At the 18boundaryH8503 of lightH216 and darknessH2822.11The pillarsH5982 of heavenH8064 trembleH7514 And areH8539 amazedH8539 at His rebukeH1606.12With His powerH3581 He 19quietedH7280 the seaH3220, And by His 20understandingH8394 He shatteredH4272 2122RahabH7293.13By His breathH7307 the 23heavensH8064 are 24clearedH8235; His handH3027 has piercedH2490 25the fleeingH1281 serpentH5175.14BeholdH2005, theseH428 are the fringesH7098 of His waysH1870; And howH4100 faintH8102 26a wordH1697 we hearH8085 of Him! But His mightyH1369 27thunderH7482, whoH4310 can understandH995?”

Notes

  1. 1. Job 26:2 Lit no strength ↩
  2. 2. Job 26:2 Job 6:11, 12 ↩
  3. 3. Job 26:2 Ps 71:9 ↩
  4. 4. Job 26:3 Lit made known ↩
  5. 5. Job 26:4 Lit breath has gone forth ↩
  6. 6. Job 26:5 Or shades; Heb Rephaim ↩
  7. 7. Job 26:5 Job 3:13; Ps 88:10 ↩
  8. 8. Job 26:6 I.e., the netherworld ↩
  9. 9. Job 26:6 Job 9:5-10; 26:6-14; 38:17; 41:11 ↩
  10. 10. Job 26:6 I.e., the place of destruction ↩
  11. 11. Job 26:6 Job 28:22; 31:12 ↩
  12. 12. Job 26:7 Job 9:8 ↩
  13. 13. Job 26:8 Job 37:11; Prov 30:4 ↩
  14. 14. Job 26:9 Lit covers ↩
  15. 15. Job 26:9 Job 22:14; Ps 97:2; 105:39 ↩
  16. 16. Job 26:9 Or throne ↩
  17. 17. Job 26:10 Job 38:1-11; Prov 8:29 ↩
  18. 18. Job 26:10 Job 38:19, 20, 24 ↩
  19. 19. Job 26:12 Is 51:15; Jer 31:35 ↩
  20. 20. Job 26:12 Job 12:13 ↩
  21. 21. Job 26:12 I.e., a sea monster, not to be confused with Rahab in Joshua 2 ↩
  22. 22. Job 26:12 Job 9:13 ↩
  23. 23. Job 26:13 Job 9:8 ↩
  24. 24. Job 26:13 Lit beauty ↩
  25. 25. Job 26:13 Is 27:1 ↩
  26. 26. Job 26:14 Job 4:12 ↩
  27. 27. Job 26:14 Job 36:29; 37:4, 5 ↩

Commentaries on Job 26

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